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KSA 021-052-0007 – Ignorance or mistake

Kansas Statutes Annotated § KSA 021-052-0007

Statute Summary

21-5207.Ignorance or mistake.(a) A person's ignorance or mistake as to a matter of either fact or law, except as provided in K.S.A.21-5204, and amendments thereto, is a defense if it negates the existence of the culpable mental state which the statute prescribes with respect to an element of the crime. (b) A person's reasonable belief that such person's conduct does not constitute a crime is a defense if: (1) The crime is defined by an administrative regulation or order which is not known to s

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